Can't say how true this is, but I can say that much of my own childhood was spent running around, building bike ramps, playing Pokemon, etc.
Parents threw in some structure (daily chores, a couple seasons of required sports) but largely just encouraged (ok, required) high grades
Parents threw in some structure (daily chores, a couple seasons of required sports) but largely just encouraged (ok, required) high grades
https://twitter.com/chasewreeves/status/1437592574663987206
One product of all that free time: I got interested in building websites. Learned how to code on my own, joined a club at school that had coding and business-related competitions, and got interested in entrepreneurship through that.
My parents never forced any of this.
My parents never forced any of this.
When I trace my career path back, it all started with those long summer afternoons making Yahoo Geocities sites for bands I liked, and then taking my first steps into learning HTML.
My parents weren't perfect, as none are, but overall I look back and very much appreciate how they were strict and had high expectations but did very little to force an extracurricular schedule on me.
They instilled work ethic but also gave me space to explore and just be a kid.
They instilled work ethic but also gave me space to explore and just be a kid.
If I do have kids, I hope I'll be able to strike a similar balance.
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